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Jerry Stuckle · November 5th 14, 04:18 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna

On 11/4/2014 10:12 PM, wrote:
Jerry Stuckle wrote:
On 11/4/2014 5:35 PM, wrote:
Jerry Stuckle wrote:
On 11/4/2014 4:56 PM, wrote:
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As for airplanes, the airplane I would like to have is simply not
available as anything but a kit or used and I will not fly used kit
airplane unless I know a LOT about who built it.

I wouldn't fly a kit plane anyone put together - especially if it was
me! I have pretty good electronic skills, but my mechanical skills are
sorely lacking. I wouldn't trust it.

As I worked my way through college as an avionics technician, which at
times included things like major modificatons to aircraft, I have faith
in my abilities.

Even if I were an avionics technician (which I am not), I still wouldn't
trust myself to put together a kit. Avionics don't generally require
major modifications to the wings, tail or controls, for instance.

Things were a lot more lax then they are now.

I've done a lot of airframe modifications to hang off things like
cameras, radars, spot lights, strange antennas, and atmospheric sensors
as well as ripped out and remade entire panels on old airplanes so modern
avionics and instruments could be installed.

Back then all that was required was my signature in the appropriate
logbook with a summary of the work and a new weight and balance.

Today the required paperwork is unbelievable.

Besides - I'm old enough now that by the time I finished it, I'd be
dead. But even when I was younger, I wouldn't have done it.

Give me a Cherokee Warrior (my favorite), Arrow (second favorite) or
Cessna Skyhawk (better for SAR) and I'm happy.

Grumman Tiger.

Never flown a Grumman of any kind. I did get a bit of right seat time
in a Piper Seneca 6, however. A nice handling plane! Also some right
seat in a Bonanza, but wasn't as impressed.

Short story - I got my ticket in a Cherokee 140. Shortly after that, I
moved. When I checked out at the new FBO, they told me I could check
out in another 140 and be able to fly that, or in a Warrior and be able
to fly both. Of course I took the latter (only about $10/hr difference
back in the 70's). My first landing I set it up just as I would a 140
to touch down on the numbers - not thinking about the longer wingspan.

All I'll say is I'm glad I was on a runway for commercial jets. That
damn plane floated at 2' agl fir well over a thousand feed

Seems a
lightly loaded warrior suffers from a lot of ground effect!

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